How to say “harm” in Chinese

损害
sǔnhài

harm, damage

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Earth, weather, ecology”

“Harm” in Chinese is 损害, sǔn hài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

损害 is read sǔn hài: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

sǔn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
hài — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

损
sǔn — damage; lose

On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 员.

害
hài — harm; to harm

On top, 宀 “roof”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “损害”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “harm” in Chinese?

“Harm” in Chinese is 损害, pinyin sǔnhài.

What does 损害 mean?

损害 (sǔnhài) means “harm, damage”.

How do you write 损害?

损害 is 2 characters: 损 (sǔn) — damage; lose; 害 (hài) — harm; to harm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 损害?

损害 is read sǔnhài. Tones: sǔn — third tone, hài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“harm” in the lesson “Nature under threat”

This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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